A Hillsboro police officer was shot in the shoulder after police were called to a report of a suicidal person Thursday evening.
Lt. Mike Rouches, a spokesman for the Hillsboro Police Department, said a therapist called police and said a patient was suicidal and despondent at a duplex near 661 North First Street.
When officers showed up at the duplex, they immediately knew there was a threat involved, Rouches said. The person opened fire and a bullet struck the officer in the shoulder, police said, and other officers returned fire and shot the man in the leg.
The injured officer was rushed to Legacy Emanuel Hospital to be treated. His or her condition is unknown.
The condition of the person who shot the officer is also unknown. Its not clear which hospital the shooter was taken to by paramedics.
Police remain at the scene on First Street.
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